When Diane Ladd was approached by David Lynch to play Marietta, an antagonistic character in the 1990 movie Wild at Heart, she said Lynch wanted her to be a hot momma. Ladd was in her mid-50s at the time and women that age and at that time weren’t considered “hot.” Yet, it became one of the three roles LaddContinue reading “‘Wild At Heart’ A Love Story Set On A Hellish Journey Into Darkness”
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‘Butcher’s Crossings’ Is Buffaloed
A movie like Butcher’s Crossings wants to bring depth to the western subgenre. But it’s basically Waiting for Godot mixed with The Searchers. The bison hunt sequence during Dances With Wolves is one of the most thrilling scenes ever filmed. And it was done with no CGI and great camera work and editing. There areContinue reading “‘Butcher’s Crossings’ Is Buffaloed”
RIP M. Emmet Walsh, The Character Actor Who Was In That Movie You Saw
At one point, Roger Ebert had said that he had never seen a bad movie with M. Emmet Walsh. The character had over 230 acting credits to his name according to imdb.com. However, his manager said he was actually in 119 feature films and about 250 TV productions. He did comedies, dramas, horror, fantasy, sci-fiContinue reading “RIP M. Emmet Walsh, The Character Actor Who Was In That Movie You Saw”
‘Dream Scenario’ Is A Snoozer
A movie like Dream Scenario seems like a hybrid between a Charles Kaufman script that is directed by Ari Aster, even though he is credited as a producer. Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli seems to be inspired by both especially with the casting of Nicholas Cage as the protagonist Paul Matthews, a biology professor at aContinue reading “‘Dream Scenario’ Is A Snoozer”
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